diff --git a/core/Bench.carp b/core/Bench.carp
index 22db7fa1..38c3f02d 100644
--- a/core/Bench.carp
+++ b/core/Bench.carp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+(load "Statistics.carp")
+
 (system-include "bench.h")
 (register get-time-elapsed (Fn [] Double))
 
diff --git a/core/Statistics.carp b/core/Statistics.carp
index 5a39d609..32782652 100644
--- a/core/Statistics.carp
+++ b/core/Statistics.carp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
           total))))
 
   (defn mean [data]
-    (/ (sum data) (from-int (Array.count data))))
+    (/ (Statistics.sum data) (from-int (Array.count data))))
 
   (defn min [a]
     (let [m (Double.copy (Array.nth a 0))]
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
   (defn summary [samples]
     (Summary.init
-      (sum samples)
+      (Statistics.sum samples)
       (min samples)
       (max samples)
       (mean samples)
diff --git a/src/Deftype.hs b/src/Deftype.hs
index 8b9780cc..fa2bb344 100644
--- a/src/Deftype.hs
+++ b/src/Deftype.hs
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ templatePrn pathStrings structTy@(StructTy name varTys) [XObj (Arr membersXObjs)
                                         , "  // convert members to string here:"
                                         , "  string temp = NULL;"
                                         , "  int tempsize = 0;"
+                                        , "  (void)tempsize; // that way we remove the occasional unused warning "
                                         , calculateStructStrSize typeEnv env correctedMembers structTy
                                         , "  string buffer = CARP_MALLOC(size);"
                                         , "  string bufferPtr = buffer;"
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ templateStr typeEnv env t@(StructTy typeName _) members =
                                 , "  // convert members to string here:"
                                 , "  string temp = NULL;"
                                 , "  int tempsize = 0;"
+                                , "  (void)tempsize; // that way we remove the occasional unused warning "
                                 , calculateStructStrSize typeEnv env correctedMembers structTy
                                 , "  string buffer = CARP_MALLOC(size);"
                                 , "  string bufferPtr = buffer;"